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Well, it’s finally happened. After years of reporting on what to expect if the government shuts down and military pay is ...

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Washington — The fight over funding the government is likely to be a costly one. Each week of the ongoing government shutdown could cost the economy $7 billion and reduce GDP growth by 0.1 percentage ...

Each week of the ongoing government shutdown could cost the economy $7 billion and reduce GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points, according to an estimate published by EY-Parthenon chief economist ...

The effects of a shutdown tend to unfold in stages. Every department, agency and congressional office made contingency plans. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington The government shutdown that ...

On the Senate floor today, Senate leaders John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) get into a tense debate over the continuing resolution as government shutdown looms. Schumer uses Thune's prop ...

For the first time in his 25 years living in Washington, DC, an immigrant father says he has gone into hiding in his own home: for weeks, ICE checkpoints have dotted both sides of his street. He's ...